Solutions in Action

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Contributors, Pages ix-x
Preface, Pages xi-xiii, Karl Lonngren, Alwyn Scott
An Introduction to Solitons and the Inverse Scattering Method via the Korteweg–deVries Equation, Pages 1-19, Robert M. Miura
A Generalization of the Inverse Scattering Problem for the One-Dimensional Schrödinger Equation and Application to the Korteweg–deVries Equation. A Variational Principle, Pages 21-32, H.E. Moses
Prolongations, Bäcklund Transformations, and Lie Theory as Algorithms for Solving and Understanding Nonlinear Differential Equations, Pages 33-60, Robert Hermann
Solitons and Physical Perturbations, Pages 61-87, A.R. Bishop
Nonlinear Wave Concepts Applied to Deep-Water Waves, Pages 89-126, Henry C. Yuen, Bruce M. Lake
Observations of Solitons on Nonlinear Dispersive Transmission Lines, Pages 127-152, Karl E. Lonngren
Experiments on Solitons in Plasmas, Pages 153-172, H. Ikezi
Fluxons in Long Josephson Junctions, Pages 173-199, R.D. Parmentier
A Multisoliton Perturbation Theory, Pages 201-256, David W. McLaughlin, Alwyn C. Scott
Soliton Propagation in a One-Dimensional Lattice under Shock Compression, Pages 257-275, Jad H. Batteh, John D. Powell
Stationary “V-States,” Interactions, Recurrence, and Breaking, Pages 277-293, Gary S. Deem, Norman J. Zabusky
Biographical Notes on John Scott Russell, Pages 295-296, Alwyn Scott
Index, Pages 297-300